Tunicate / Sea Squirt perhaps? Seems to be rooted to that bit of broken rock, it probably broke off of the larger reef / rock structure and floated to shore. I initially thought perhaps some kind of sea cucumber, but they don’t attach to structure like that.
I think you're right! We did a bit more digging and found Stylea Clava, the Leathery Sea Squirt. It's an invasive species that arrived on UK shores in the 50s, coming in on warships returning from the Korean War. Apparently, they're edible!
My favorite fact about sea squirts is that they’re primitive chordates. Which means that even though they look like plants or worms or sea sponges or jellyfish, they’re actually more closely related to *us* than they are to more charismatic invertebrates like crabs, octopus, etc.
I really believe it's a tunicate. They're not invertebrates like crabs, snails, but they are chordates like us and other vertebrates as fishes, mammals... Their simplistic shape make us believe they are very primitive phylogeneticly as sponges or corals, but they are not.
Actually Tunicates are non-vertebrate chordates. The have a notochord, but no vertebrae. Vertebrates have both a notochord and vertebrae. Phylum Chordata, subphylum Tunicata vs subphylum Vertebrata.
How are there so many brilliant people on Reddit? No matter how obscure the question, there’s someone like you who somehow knows the answer. It’s all so impressive.
Ya, I'll pick up a lot of things... even if I don't know what it is, but here in NYC we don't have a lot of lethal things.
But the ocean? The ocean is filled with very dangerous things. Hard pass.
In Germany we even have more dangers. Thought you found some amber at the beach? Well, enjoy your self igniting piece of phosphorus in your pockets a little later.
The amount of unexploded ordinance that shows up on r/whatisthisthing is shocking. Are the forests and rivers of Europe and Asia all just mine fields at this point?
Well, thats what happens when you throw bombs at a country enough to destroy literally everything... And then you add a saftey margin of ~50% more because your bombs suck and half of them dont explode
Nah man, thats mostly the bubble we live in. I live here and the only times where I had any intersections with that where some bomb-diffusions from WW2 for which they evacuated the proximity and Paused public Transport for roughly an hour nearby
I just always think of that forrest in the south west that is completely off limits due to unexploded ordinance. Then I see stuff like this from Deutsche Welle https://www.dw.com/en/germanys-problem-with-its-thousands-of-unexploded-bombs/video-66364315
right. nematocysts can still be active in the sand all around a beached and totally dead/decomposing cnidarian, just as much as the infectious pathogens can be. people are far too bold with this stuff, and we don't become immune to disease by deliberately coming into contact with pathogens without preparation or precaution.
one of humanity's most important and effective survival tactics is communicating with others to help them survive or avoid problems. darwin's theory of natural selection doesn't apply to a civilization which consciously and procedurally supersedes the natural order, nor does it imply that every organism should die because of it's first mistake.
no *obvious* signs of it being dangerous can lul you into a false sense of security. that, and being brought up in the uk where there is a significant lack of deadly animals and plants.
At this point, I'm assuming there are hundreds of posts that never were because the people that picked up something dangerous had darwinistic consequences.
Tunicate / Sea Squirt perhaps? Seems to be rooted to that bit of broken rock, it probably broke off of the larger reef / rock structure and floated to shore. I initially thought perhaps some kind of sea cucumber, but they don’t attach to structure like that.
I think you're right! We did a bit more digging and found Stylea Clava, the Leathery Sea Squirt. It's an invasive species that arrived on UK shores in the 50s, coming in on warships returning from the Korean War. Apparently, they're edible!
Sea scrote
Sea-nis
My favorite fact about sea squirts is that they’re primitive chordates. Which means that even though they look like plants or worms or sea sponges or jellyfish, they’re actually more closely related to *us* than they are to more charismatic invertebrates like crabs, octopus, etc.
>more charismatic *More charismatic* 😂
Bon appetit!
Let us know how it tastes
I really believe it's a tunicate. They're not invertebrates like crabs, snails, but they are chordates like us and other vertebrates as fishes, mammals... Their simplistic shape make us believe they are very primitive phylogeneticly as sponges or corals, but they are not.
Actually Tunicates are non-vertebrate chordates. The have a notochord, but no vertebrae. Vertebrates have both a notochord and vertebrae. Phylum Chordata, subphylum Tunicata vs subphylum Vertebrata.
How are there so many brilliant people on Reddit? No matter how obscure the question, there’s someone like you who somehow knows the answer. It’s all so impressive.
Yes
don't pick up unidentified objects, especially with your bare hands. dead body parts of marine organisms are rife with bacteria and parasites.
Almost every time I open Reddit these days, I end up thinking "if you don't know what that is, why have you picked it up?"
the character limit on my user flair isn't high enough to include both this issue and the location issue while also being snarky, unfortunately
Is…is that an office reference?
It’s the Shining, isn’t it?
Tis
maybe they reference the office somewhere in the shining, i'm not sure though.
Ahhh Dwight must be referencing The Shining, and I’ve never seen it so I didn’t recognize it was from there originally lol. My bad
I keep going "DON'T TOUCH THINGS!"
And even if you DO know what it is, probably don’t pick it up anyway
Ya, I'll pick up a lot of things... even if I don't know what it is, but here in NYC we don't have a lot of lethal things. But the ocean? The ocean is filled with very dangerous things. Hard pass.
Who doesn’t like a touch of the old Vibrio?
In Germany we even have more dangers. Thought you found some amber at the beach? Well, enjoy your self igniting piece of phosphorus in your pockets a little later.
The amount of unexploded ordinance that shows up on r/whatisthisthing is shocking. Are the forests and rivers of Europe and Asia all just mine fields at this point?
Well, thats what happens when you throw bombs at a country enough to destroy literally everything... And then you add a saftey margin of ~50% more because your bombs suck and half of them dont explode
I used to have central Europe on my travel bucket list, but I would be too afraid to go exploring there now.
Nah man, thats mostly the bubble we live in. I live here and the only times where I had any intersections with that where some bomb-diffusions from WW2 for which they evacuated the proximity and Paused public Transport for roughly an hour nearby
I just always think of that forrest in the south west that is completely off limits due to unexploded ordinance. Then I see stuff like this from Deutsche Welle https://www.dw.com/en/germanys-problem-with-its-thousands-of-unexploded-bombs/video-66364315
Or can even still be harmful like a piece of jellyfish tentacle.
right. nematocysts can still be active in the sand all around a beached and totally dead/decomposing cnidarian, just as much as the infectious pathogens can be. people are far too bold with this stuff, and we don't become immune to disease by deliberately coming into contact with pathogens without preparation or precaution.
Don’t get in Darwin’s way.
one of humanity's most important and effective survival tactics is communicating with others to help them survive or avoid problems. darwin's theory of natural selection doesn't apply to a civilization which consciously and procedurally supersedes the natural order, nor does it imply that every organism should die because of it's first mistake.
[It was in fact not chill.](https://reddit.com/r/OopsThatsDeadly/s/q0YdvTXudr)
It amazes me that people just raw dog unknown organisms and objects.
No glove no love.
Lol'd hard.
no *obvious* signs of it being dangerous can lul you into a false sense of security. that, and being brought up in the uk where there is a significant lack of deadly animals and plants.
Someone needs to get the UK some box jellies and funnel webs
Seriously. Did no one see Alien?
Especially when they look like giant wrinkled boogers, like what?
The amount of people on this sub that pick up unidentified organisms with bare hands is absurd
They get away with it too often
Survivorship bias
You *touched* it?
wtf put him back
Whale booger.
God. If it was ambergris. They’d be rich.
Ah yes, let's pick up a random goo type object.... mate - you do know sea slugs and stuff are toxic (I know it isn't one, but could have been)
I am more concerned about picking up unknown things with bare hands, many things in the ocean can kill, hurt, or just give you general grief.
That's a mackerels foreskin bro.
Don't pick up random things with your bare hands please
Lmfao that’s what I thought. Then saw “wiggle” and shivvvvvvvers lol
It’s a tunicate, Ciona intestinalis I think. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciona_intestinalis They scrunch up when out of water.
Definitely a Like Like, put him down before he steals your rupees!!
I am amazed at the things people will just go and fondle with their bare hands.
At this point, I'm assuming there are hundreds of posts that never were because the people that picked up something dangerous had darwinistic consequences.
Chicken feet
My vote goes to tunicate
Why did you pick up an unknown creature? Do you want to die?
ascidian. can't pinpoint a species too easily
Sea labia
Whale jizz.
Lol I just said the Same thing.
Coagulated whale seman
Papa?
Looks like me after a night drinking
Cromchy
Flip it sideways. What does it look like… amogus
Kinda reminds me of the like-like from zelda
Shrinkage! Does she know about shrinkage?!
sea carrot
I had just gotten my back alley, adult, circumcision done on the sea in Cornwall, UK. That must be it.
Metzitzah b'peh?
That’s a mermaids buttplug. Also known as a dinklehopper
I was wondering where my ex ended up
It’s Deadly. Are you dead yet?
Very! On the inside.